Gathurst, Manchester Weather
About Gathurst, Manchester
Gathurst commands a quiet presence where the River Douglas carves its path through the rugged terrain of the Wigan district. It lies 2.2 miles south-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 216°T, OS grid SD 540 073), and is situated west of Crooke village. The landscape here retains the memory of deep-seated coal seams, yet the earth now yields primarily to the soft, creeping expansion of wild flora. To the south-west, the dense canopy of Dean Wood offers a sanctuary of shadowed paths and moss-slicked bark that shifts with the turn of the seasons. Sunlight often catches the surface of the nearby Ackenhurst Brook, turning the water into a fleeting ribbon of hammered silver as it winds toward the valley floor. Gathurst serves as a silent witness to the industrial legacy of the North West, where the heavy pulse of the past has quieted into the rustle of wind through high-standing reeds. The railway viaduct stands as a skeletal giant of brick and iron, casting long, geometric shadows across the fields when the afternoon light wanes. Even today, the air carries a crisp, mineral quality, a lingering trace of the grit and toil that once defined this singular stretch of English soil.
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About This Gathurst, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gathurst, Manchester, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Gathurst includes coordinates 53.560364, -2.695692, in the county of Manchester, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Gathurst is available on the Gathurst map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Manchester weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.